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x\s the results of some borings in other parts of the connty ren- 

 dered it probable that any water which might be obtained below 

 this rock would be of a mineral character and unsuitable for brew- 

 ery purposes, the work was discontinued at the above-named depth. 



Fp:britary 13th, 1880. — Historical Section. 



Mr. J. A. Crandall in the chair. Eight persons present. 



Ml'. P. V. Pope presented a stone pipe inlaid with lead, made 

 long ago by the Indians and given to him by " Little Crow " (who 

 told him he himself had cut it out) in 1838, about ten miles below 

 Fort Snelling. "• Little Crow " was afterward killed during the 

 Sioux rebellion in 1862-18G3, of which he was the leader. Mr. 

 Pope read a very interesting account of this pipe and of Little 

 Crow's connection with it. 



Dr. Parry read a translation made by Dr. Fr. Brendel, of Peoria, 

 of Volney's account of the early French settlers of Illinois, con- 

 tained in his " Travels in America in 1792." 



February 20th, 1880. — Arch^ological Section. 



Mr. W. H. Pratt in the chair. Four membei's present. 



The evening was spent in discussing the various published state- 

 ments regarding the Tablets and Pipes in the collection of the 

 Academy. 



February 27th, 1880. — Regular Meeting. 



The President, Mr. W. H. Pratt, in the chair. Twelve persons 

 present. 



Miss Lizzie Myers and Messrs. C. J. Brown and Gilman Doe 

 were elected regular members. 



The following- paper was read : 



Beds of Carboniferous Drift in the Bluffs 

 of East Davenport. 



BY TYLER Mc WHORTER. 



The occurrence of a bed of carboniferous drift, at a high eleva- 

 tion, in East Davenport, is very interesting, though it is nothing 

 more than we might expect. 



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